Dark Horse

Dark Horse (2027)

Follows Jair Messias Bolsonaro, a man driven by his political career after disappointment with the direction of his country, in the journey to become the 38th president of Brazil.

Date of release
2027-02-18
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Drama, Crime
Director
Cyrus Nowrasteh

Casting

Interesting facts

Dark Horse is a 2026 American biographical drama film directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mark Nowrasteh, based on a story by Mário Frias. It follows a fictional account of the political career of the former President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro during the 2018 presidential election and the subsequent stabbing attack. Jim Caviezel stars as Bolsonaro alongside Marcus Ornellas, Sérgio Barreto and Eddy Finlay.

Production

Dark Horse was directed by Iranian-American filmmaker Cyrus Nowrasteh from a screenplay he co-wrote with his son Mark Nowrasteh, based on "Capitão do Povo" (lit. 'People's Captain'), a story by São Paulo congressman Mário Frias, who was appointed Secretary of Culture in the first Bolsonaro administration. The production is headed by Eduardo Verástegui, known for producing Sound of Freedom.

Filming began in October 2025 at Indianópolis Hospital in São Paulo. One of the locations was the Latin America Memorial in São Paulo, between 19 and 22 November 2025, with a payment of R$125,921.36 to the State Government of São Paulo for image usage rights.

The film was entirely shot in English, aiming to reach an international audience by reconstructing the political career of Bolsonaro, who was tried and convicted of the coup d'état attempt and is currently imprisoned. According to the newspaper O Globo, at least 14 extras who took part in the filming filed lawsuits to the alleging "humiliating" working conditions and having been surprised by the pro-Bolsonaro theme of the film.

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